News stories from the Friends of Essex Churches Trust

A grant of £7,000 from the Friends of Essex
Churches Trust has enabled an impressive 12th century West Door to
be saved and restored at St Catherine’s church in East
Tilbury.

The priest in charge Canon Paul Robinson said:

“While building an extension for toilets,
kitchen and storage at our Grade 1 church building, the contractors broke
through a bricked-up doorway that was to become the connecting link between the
new extension and the church, and discovered the carved arches of a previously
unknown and very impressive 12th century West Door.

“It
was very badly decayed and weathered and initially we could not be sure it
could be saved. The extra cost was not in our budget. The Friends of
Essex Churches made a grant of £7,000 which has met the substantial extra
cost involved and this outstanding feature has been saved and restored.”

‘In my first year as Chairman I have frequently been impressed by the wealth of talent and the generosity that we are able to call on’ writes Jeremy Beale in our Annual Report. Read more https://t.co/nJAhEGHiJ7 and do join us for our AGM on May 16 at St Christopher’s Willingale pic.twitter.com/iWQapmxoF8